ISIL
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INTL CONFLICTS
ISIS is a master of tactical defeats – Why?
By Zaher Mahruqi What a difference one year can make! US officials are now using less the word terrorists and…
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AMERICAS
Foreign policy coup: De-Americanization of world’s conflicts
By Ben Tanosborn Some American politicians occasionally remind us that the US should not try to be the world’s policeman;…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Islamic State (IS) winning hearts, minds and territory although it is yet to give Muslims an offer they can’t refuse: the liberation of Jerusalem
By Zaher Mahruqi A year after declaring a Caliphate, Al-Baghdadi’s ISIS is winning the war on many levels. The recent…
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ASIA
Bitter pill to swallow: ISIS’s fighters figure is hugely underestimated or the group is mythological
By Zaher Mahruqi Whichever label one chooses, ISIL, ISIS or the Islamic State, the “group’s” fighters are gradually but surely…
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EUROPE
18 May: International Museum Day. The advancement of learning and culture
By Rene Wadlow 18 May has been designated by UNESCO as the International Day of Museums to highlight the role…
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ASIA
Saudi Iron Hand and Oman’s continued neutrality key to long term regional stability
By Zaher Mahruqi Now that King Salman has taken Saudi Arabia out of the shadows whereby the Kingdom was a…
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MIDDLE EAST
What strategic damage has the Islamic State inflicted on regional powers?
By Zaher Mahruqi The recent ground offensive against the IS in Iraq is broadly believed to be the beginning of…
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AFRICA
Islamic State claims attack on Tunis museum
The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum that left…
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AFRICA
Terrorist attack in Tunisia leaves 19 dead
Armed individuals stormed Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum on March 18, indiscriminately shooting the people inside. The rampage that lasted a few…
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ASIA
Turkmenistan calls up military reservists
By Dzhumaguly Annayev Turkmen military reservists are heading off to training exercises for the first mass mobilisation since the country…
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